IRAQ THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM

three Iraqis - Ahmad Hassan Ali, 25, Jasim Muhammad Hilal, 32, and Ali Asama'Ail Abrahim, 21 - were sentenced to death for violating Iraq's anti-terrorist laws. "On September 13, 2006 a joint patrol consisting of Macedonian and Iraqi special forces raided a farmhouse believed to be part of an insurgent training camp in Baghdad," the US statement said. "Inside the house, joint forces found the three defendants dressed in military attire, carrying weapons and guarding two hostages who were blindfolded, handcuffed and had been beaten."